1.   But hormone use may pose hazards.

2.   But they asked only once about hormone use, which would not account for women who stopped its use.

3.   Fischler told reporters today that he wants renowned scientists to review hormone use on a broader basis.

4.   Hormone use relieves the hot flashes and night sweats that plague many women during menopause, and protects against brittle bones.

5.   One informal study by Initiative researchers found that Boston-area women were much more likely to have fixed opinions about hormone use than their counterparts in Iowa.

6.   Surprisingly, having a family history of breast cancer did not affect the mortality risk associated with hormone use.

7.   The researchers said they could not explain why hormone use should be associated with some types of cancers and not others.

8.   Others contend the findings bolster the notion that women weighing hormone use should proceed with caution.

9.   Another recent study of estrogen in heart-disease patients also found the first two years of treatment posed a heart attack risk that disappeared with longer hormone use.

10.   He said the test could detect hormone use used in the previous six months.